Today was insanely busy for Panera Bread! There were cars parked all over the lot waiting for to-go orders and the front lobby was completely packed. Many of the customers were understanding, and some were not. Anthony was on the line, handing out to-go and dine-in orders. He was working very hard, quickly, efficiently, and with the utmost customer service. He was patient and not flustered even though their orders were getting backed up and customers were very impatient. He offered me a free cookie for waiting over 20 minutes for my to-go order. I wish I could have tipped him individually, not just at the register. I hope he is very appreciated by his management, because he was absolutely fantastic. That man deserves a raise, because I know he's not making the right hourly wage for how hard he was working! read more

Don't ever order the grilled cheese! I didn't think you could mess up a grilled cheese, but Panara has made it the most disgusting ever. The bread was hard as a brick, the bottom of the bread was burnt and there was such a small sprinkle of cheese it was almost undetectable. The cheese had run out of the bread and was crusty. And to think it cost $7+! Panera you should be ashamed! This wasn't just my one order, but also that of a friend eating at our table who actually took it back to get another - they gave her a new half a sandwich (she ordered a whole) and the second half was only slightly better. read more

Can only get an order correct if I go through corporate customer service. Even with orders a month apart, and between meal times, this location can't get things right. I would recommend avoiding until the sign "under new management" appears. read more

I frequent this Panera the most because it's convenient and has a drive-thru, which is a nice plus! The food is consistent and good. However, the service through the drive-thru can be hit or miss. And I've had a few incorrect items, which is pretty disappointing when you get home and realize it. Haven't eaten inside this location, so I can't speak for the cleanliness, etc.! For the most part, I enjoy the food at Panera Bread and the convenience of this location, so I'll still continue to come. read more

I have been coming to this location since it opened, however no more. I will happily drive out of my way to another location. My issues with this location: * Often are out of souffles, regardless of when you get there. Very frustrating. * Drive-thru service is terrible, 50/50 chance you get what you ordered. I have had to drive to the window to order because the person taking orders was chatting on their phone. Majority of the time they are not friendly. The other day the person did not say a single word! Rude. * The lot is so dirty, grass is not cut, there is trash everywhere - I have been looking at the same flossing stick by the ordering pedestal since last winter, inexcusable. Does your manager not walk their location? * The overall service is terrible and this location is very poorly run. Just do yourself a favor and drive a few miles up Midlothian and go to the other location, they are everything this location is not. read more

I get the point of a drive-thru is convenience for customers, but I don't think that should come of the cost of overall food quality. When you are so rushed that you can't melt the cheese on a grilled cheese, you are probably doing something clearly wrong and should slow down. Not much to say other than the fact that this fails to meet a pretty low bar of at least adequate that should be expected to be met by all Panera. read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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Love that this Panera will deliver to those that are local in the area! I work in the boulders and this is the best thing ever!!! There is a 3.00 delivery charge but it's worth it on those long days when you can't get away or forget to bring your lunch. This Panera is small inside but the drive through is an amazing option and makes life easier if you need to pick up bagels for a morning meeting and are running late. I will be back more and ordering often! Already told many coworkers about this!! We are all excited! read more

Terrible experience my food looks mediocre!!! And they called this a half grilled cheese! Very dissatisfied read more

Panera Bread - Very disappointed with the grilled cheese I got!! What a waste of money there barely any cheese on it - Salad Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

For a Panera I was very impressed with this location. The staff was nice and helpful. They have a drive thru and the latest technology. There is a board that shows which meals they are preparing and which are ready. Touch screen ordering is coming soon too. I've been here for both breakfast and lunch with no issues. Their egg white breakfast sandwiches are delicious. read more

Made an online pick up order, first time at this location since I'm new to the area. My order was correct and ready when I got there. It was around 7:30 am dining room was empty but drive thru was steady. I was hoping to find this location to be my morning coffee spot but there was no great morning vibe. No "good mornings" no "thank you" no nothing. I really enjoy a place that is enthusiastic about welcoming guest in and I in turn like to feel that I can get to know the great people at my favorite neighborhood morning spot. I did hear some thank yous at drive thru. Panera has plenty of yummy treats but I will probably use the drive through next time and go enjoy my morning someplace with shiny happy people ... still looking read more

Black hair in my soup. Horrible services not fork for my salad where is the chips Apple and/or bread I was supposed to get with the pick 2? Never returning 3nd horrible experience here.... Already emailed the "contact us" on panera website no respone. read more

Panera Bread - Nothing like tomato soup with a black hair in your soup. 2nd bad experience. Also not chips bread or Apple in my bag. - Salad Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I love Panera to go there for some me time and relax with a soup and half sandwich great place very quiet, good service the food is a bit expensive but the food is great read more

Factually the WORST Panera Bread ever!! Orders are always late, WRONG, and the customer service is absolutely ridiculous. Watching people struggle to do the simplest things. A Tuesday bagel order --unsliced-- was 10 minutes late and involved the manager. Why?! Just throw 13 bagels in a box!! How difficult is it? Ughhhh. read more

30 min to get an egg and bacon sandwich. Very poor and extremely slow service from front to back.

Usually have a pick two - Salad and Soup and they have plenty of vegetarian options, vegan is sparse though. Food is organic and always good. Portions a bit small and prices a bit high. read more

Ordered to sausages egg sandwiches today, and once I got home I found that they used one sausage patty and just cut it in half between the two sandwiches. So I have to pay for two, but only get enough to make one? Because that make since. read more

Food was great and counter service was great but the lady who brought our food seemed like she didn't not want to be here sounded very in happy sighed as she walked away I'm an Ast manager for Wendy's and a local band artist and I deff didn't like the service I may take my food to go next time read more

This is one of my favorite Panera's. I've ordered at the kiosk, via the app and drivethru. Each time my order has been accurate, ready and delicious! My "Go To" drink is always the Agave Lemonade because it is so good!! The place is always clean, the staff is friendly and the food is amazing. read more

Sooooo the Mac n cheese is horrible! The prickly pear hibachi is ugh! BUT the tomato soup bread ball was okay so yea I'll rate with 3

My healthy in the go lunch option. Their turkey's avocado sandwich is the best all the ingredients and pastry are always fresh I must say it worth the price. read more

Panera Bread - Half turkey avocado panini sandwich - Salad Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

HORRIBLE. Always get my order wrong even when i order it on rapid pick up. Can't even get anyone to answer my call when i call. Spent money on food I can't eat because they gave me something I am allergic to. HORRIBLE. Go to another panera bread, don't give this one ur money unless u want ur order wrong. read more

A bakers dozen for $6.99 on what glorious day of the week- Tuesday Tuesday and can I have my honey wheat spread please. Much anticipated Tuesday night bagel and I stand patiently only to see the customer in front of me clean the bagel supply out. Thanks to the staff for seeing my dismay and offering to accommodate me in the morning. Thanks Landon for helping me complete my goal. Part 2: I arrived at 740 am and I was so surprised that my order was sitting there waiting on me. It was neatly packaged with knives & napkins. I didn't remember asking for it presliced but they were perfect. Kudos for my cinnamon crunch read more

Of the Panera's we've been to, this is my favorite. I may because I'm counting calories & their arugula & roast beef was pointed out to me. It is yummy. Then, I add the chicken noodle soup & an apple. I've had this meal about 5-6 times & it doesn't get old, I love it. This restaurant is neat, clean & quick. read more

You know what I like? Low-carb, healthy options at a quick-lunch restaurant with a drive-thru. I had high hopes for Panera with their mobile app and the menu's incredible-looking salads, but those hopes were dashed by the awful lettuce in the salad. It could get the senior discount if it went to a restaurant. read more

This is NOT the best place to make a big order for a sport event (considering there is a huge volleyball center across the rd), order was late, order was wrong, and order had hair, :( such a disappointment.. read more

Urgently, needed a close breakfast location off the Chippenham Parkway. My son had to do a fasting blood test and was ready to eat his arm off! We went to the drive thru, but it might have been better named as "the crawl thru". Not clear what the problem was, but service was at a turtle's pace. My son was less than thrilled. All we desired was a breakfast sandwich and cappuccino, nothing special or custom. Luckily, when our order did arrive, it was hot and delicious. Plan accordingly. read more

Worst Panera Bread I have ever go to. This place is really close to our place which made it very convenient. HOWEVER, they either forget our food, make our order wrong, or they give us someone else's food, you name it! They have been messing up our food ever since we started getting food from this location. The only reason why we still get our food from is because, like I said, it is the most convenient in our location. I am so tired calling the restaurant every single time we order our food from them. They have delivery guys that works for the company. They should make them check the bags before leaving the restaurant to make sure everything is correct. It is basic customer service act. Check the customers order to make sure it is correct. There are options on the app to put an instruction for the delivery people and I put as an instruction to check the bag to make sure everything is in the bag... but guess what.... they are still missing items from our order. ALL. THE. TIME. really bad service. read more

I am a regular panera customer but this was certainly not a regular panera standards visit. Ate lunch there today, with more than one disappointment. Placed order, got beverage and found no sweetener, no lids, no straws. It took about 20 minutes to get food prepared, there were other customers standing there waiting and actually picking up other customers food, walking away and then bringing it back because it wasn't theirs. Once we finally got our order, nothing was correct. The salad had wilted, discolored, old lettuce. The sandwich was supposed to have pesto instead of the mayo...it did not. The soba noodle bowl had no broth or liquid at all. It literally was a bowl of dry noodles and raw salad vegetables. I will try it again but....something was definitely wrong on this visit. read more

I normally NEVER write a bad review but this is the second time I've had a bad experience here. My wife was having an awful day and said she wanted Panera so I drive to this location to pick up food for her. My buzzer went off and I approached the window and they said they were out of the ravioli that I already paid for. They offered me a replacement so I called my wife and she said a Large Mac N Cheese. I told the attendant and she said she will tell the manager. The Manager comes out and says he can do half Mac and Half Ravioli (I guess try had enough for half) so I said, YES that's great. Then they called me up and I grabbed my food, inspected it, and say that they gave me a small bowl of tortellini and a broken cookie. FAR from what I was told I was getting. I was very frustrated and left even though I should have complained and waited another fifteen minutes for possibly another wrong number. I WILL PROBABLY NEVER GO TO THIS PANERA AGAIN and it is very unfortunate let alone inconvenient considering they are very close to me. UGH!! I went back and they replaced my half of a tortellini with a large Mac and free chips and a cookie without asking. Thank you for being so understanding, apologetic, and helpful. read more

Panera Bread - Here's my "Half Mac N Cheese/Half Ravioli on their second try of helping me out." - Salad Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Preordered again for delivery scheduled for first delivery time 1100- 1130 am Just ordered half soup- Clam Crowder and half salad - Chicken Fuji and. Cranberry Orange Muffin and bottled Green Tea . This location the best when it first opened but in recent visits and deliveries ..it has steadly gone downhill ..constantly forgetting items or late for scheduled deliveries i am located with 5 mins from home and work . i recently ordered due to coupons and rewards. BUT THIS WILL BR MY LAST TIME FROM THIS LOCATION ..SOUP WAS LUKEWARM AND LITTLE SEASONING ...MUFFIN FEW CRANBERRIRS AND LITTLE ORANGE TASTE BUT. FINALLY ...THE SALAD HAD NO CHICKEN ..NO CHICKEN AT ALL ALSO PAID FOR AVOCADO ADDED AND BROWN PIECES NOT FRESH ...My Friend returned that evening stated an customer in store regarding lunch order ..received another salad with 2 apples no refund or credit . read more

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I was really in the mood for something light today so Panera was the obvious choice for me today plus it's fairly close to home. I decided on the New England Clam Chowder and a half of the turkey panini and oh yeah, the free birthday pastry I've been saving for a month now which was a decadent pecan roll. The clam chowder was good I thought. It's not the real deal stuff you'd get in a New England restaurant but it was passable. The panini was the best part though. It was loaded with thinly sliced turkey breast, cheddar and then grilled to perfection. It was very enjoyable. The aforementioned pastry was fresh, sticky and oh so good. I generally don't do sweets but if it's free I won't turn it down. I've visited this Panera quite a few times and have always liked it. They keep it up nice and are always pleasant and eager to please. I will be returning soon, I'm sure. read more

Long line for lunch so it pays to call in early. Food good wish the had one closer to me for delivery.

Their food tastes amazing but they have messed up my delivery orders twice. First time they forgot my drink and second time they forgot my bread bowl. I had called and asked for a refund for the bread bowl since I didn't receive it. They said a driver was about to come back out to my area anyway so they could drop a bread bowl off. Took an hour and 45 minutes...my soup was cold by then...not sure if I will get delivery from there again. read more

This isn't the best Panera location. Bathrooms and overall restaurant should be cleaner. I've had to go up to the counter after a lot of time passed to get our food, which happened to be waiting but no one called us and the pager didn't go off. Location is convenient but service and cleanliness need to improve. read more

I usually order from this location, however they fell short today. Firstly the salad I usually order was half the amount it normally is. I can't believe omitting half the salad was necessary but apparently today it was. Also, I had asked them to put lettuce on my sandwich but that didn't happen either. It left me wondering if there was a lettuce shortage in the house or the lettuce master was just half asleep. Lastly, I ordered a sweet tea and if you're like me you need lots of ICE in your sweet tea. I think they added about 4-5 cubes and of course I had room temperature tea instead of iced tea. Yikes. Normally this place is great but today I left VERY unsatisfied. Sorry to grip but my lunch was a mess. read more

The food was great!! But I am vegan and I had limited choices the cashier was very rude and was very impatient for us to pick our meal. Finally we asked for what dressings Panera had and she didn't answer and slammed a big 2 inch binder in front of us and said pick it yourselves. We never went back to that location. read more

It's always a coin toss on the service and food quality. I've had great service and food, and poor service and poor food.

Delicious as always! This Panera never seems to be busy, and they're always out of something in the bakery. The soups, salads, and sandwiches keep me coming back. The location is very convenient to my beauty school. read more

I like this particular Panera the best just because of the layout and such, but they REALLY need to do a better job of keeping the place clean and stocked. Every single time I go in, at least twice a week, just about every table is filthy, the carpets are always covered in crumbs, napkin dispensers are always empty, trash cans full, etc. etc. read more

Asian chicken salad not what I expected, Turkey chili has carrots in it. Who puts carrots in chili, unless it's vegetarian. Just sayin!